Distribution of federal workforce by race and ethnicity

Race and ethnicity  Percent of all federal workers 
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.6%
Asian 6.9%
Black/African American 18.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.6%
More than one race 2.3%
Hispanic/Latino  10.5%
White 59.5%
Economic Policy Institute

Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated March 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data and therefore estimates the federal workforce at 2.3 million workers.  

View the underlying data on epi.org.